Mighty Uke Day III
was the Might­i­est Uke Day ever!

We had a great time full of fun, friends, and music at Mighty Uke Day III in Old Town Lans­ing. There are many pho­tos, videos, and mem­o­ries of the week­end posted on our Face­book page and YouTube chan­nels. Stay tuned to this page for fur­ther updates and mark your cal­en­dars for
Mighty Uke Day IV  - May 9 & 10, 2014

Click here for a won­der­ful slideshow of pho­tos taken by Sara Wag­ner that cap­ture so much of what went on dur­ing Mighty Uke Day III.

Here are some great pho­tos from Petra Daher of Petra Productions.

Read these mem­o­ries of Mighty Uke Day III
Ben’s Blog
Mike Kassel’s Mem­o­ries
Mark Swarthout’s Face­book posting

Get the Offi­cial Mighty Uke Day
Hat, Kazoo, and Wrist­band Pack­age
Only $25 includ­ing shipping

We have a few hats left in olive or maroon.
Buy one and we’ll throw in a cool
Mighty Uke Day kazoo and wrist­band.
Email mightyukeday@gmail.com
we’ll fig­ure out how to get them to you.

 

 

 

 

Mighty Uke Day III
May 10 & 11, 2013
Old Town Lans­ing, MI
Fea­tur­ing James Hill and
Danielle Ate the Sandwich!

Get your Danielle Ate the Sand­wich tick­ets now!

We are pleased to announce that the one and only James Hill will be head­lin­ing Sat­ur­day night at Mighty Uke Day III with Danielle Ate the Sand­wich kick­ing off the week­end on Fri­day! Activ­i­ties include the con­certs, children’s activ­i­ties, work­shops, group strums, open mic, featured per­former stage, Mighty Uke movie shorts, and much more. Keep on top of every­thing here and on our Face­book page and we hope to see you in Old Town Lans­ing on May 10 & 11!

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OFFICIAL MIGHTY UKE DAY HOTEL

The Mag­nu­son Hotel is about 3 miles north (1055 Aaron Drive in DeWitt) of Old Town Lans­ing and fea­tures an indoor pool, con­ti­nen­tal break­fast with waf­fles and such, high-speed inter­net, fit­ness room, and more. They are offer­ing us a rate of $59.36 per night and ask that you call (517) 374‑0000 and men­tion Mighty Uke Day to make a reservation.

DOWNLOADS

Down­load the offi­cial MIGHTY UKE DAY III POSTER
Down­load the offi­cial DANIELLE ATE THE SANDWICH POSTER Down­load the offi­cial MIGHTY UKE DAY III PRESS RELEASE
Down­load The offi­cial MIGHTY UKE DAY PROGRAM
Down­load the OPEN MIC SCHEDULE

CONCERT TICKETS

Danielle Ate the Sand­wich
FRIDAY, MAY 10 — 7:30 pm
Good seats still avail­able! Click here to pur­chase

James Hill & Anne Davi­son
SOLD OUT!
Sat­ur­day, May 11 — 7:30 pm

WORKSHOPS

“On the Fly — Impro­vi­sa­tion Essen­tials” James Hill SATURDAY, MAY 11 — 3:00 pm
Just a few seats left!
Click here for descrip­tion and pur­chase info

“Hooked on Uke? We Can Help!” James Hill
SOLD OUT!
SATURDAY, MAY 11 — 1:00 pm

“Bea­t­les Songs for Uke” Chris Hamil­ton
SATURDAY, MAY 11 — 11:00 am
Click here for descrip­tion and pur­chase information

“Build Your Own Ukulele” Jon Benal­lack
SOLD OUT!
SATURDAY, MAY 11 — 12:00 pm

“Basics of Bass” Steve Szi­lagyi
SATURDAY, MAY 11 — 4:30 pm
Click here for descrip­tion and pur­chase information

“Ukulele Care, Setup, and String­ing” Paul Schotzko
SATURDAY, MAY 11 — 2:30 pm
Click here for descrip­tion and pur­chase information

FREE Children’s Con­cert and Work­shop with Hilo Greg
SATURDAY, MAY 11 — 11:00 am
Click here for descrip­tion and pre-registration
Click here to down­load the work­shop handout 

 

DAILY SCHEDULE

Let us know where you’re com­ing from; put a vir­tual “push­pin” on our map!

 

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Mighty Uke Day II May 5, 2012

Mighty Uke Day II was a huge suc­cess! Read BEN’S BLOG POST about it and make sure you check out all the cool pho­tos and video clips from the day on our FACEBOOK page. 

Blog post from Lynn of the Fab­u­lous Heftones about all the Mighty Uke Day II fun.

Mighty Uke Day 2011 was such a hit, we decided to uke it up even bet­ter this year with con­cert fea­tur­ing the one and only Lil’ Rev and spe­cial guests The Fab­u­lous Heftones, Mag­dalen Fos­sum, Ger­ald Ross, and The Ukulele Kings. “Mighty Uke” movie show­ings, work­shops, jam ses­sions, open mic, uke group strums, sec­ond per­for­mance stage, Kids Cor­ner, and much more will be going on through­out the day and evening. All events will be held in his­toric Old Town Lans­ing, MI on Sat­ur­day, May 5, 2012. To stay up-to-date on all the details as they develop. stay in touch with us here or visit our Face­book page.

Click here for Jane Aldrich’s inter­view with Ben Has­sen­ger on WLNS TV6.

Click here for a great arti­cle on Mighty Uke Day by Rich Tupica in the Lans­ing City Pulse!

We have all kinds of give­aways at the fes­ti­val plus Mighty Uke Day spon­sor Elderly Instru­ments has awe­some deals on ukule­les and acces­sories. Visit our Face­book page for up-to-date details.

MAP OF OLD TOWN AND MIGHTY UKE DAY VENUES CLICK HERE FOR MIGHTY UKE DAY POSTER CLICK HERE FOR GENERAL SCHEDULECLICK HERE FOR OPEN MIC SCHEDULECLICK HERE FOR PRESS RELEASE 

MY MIGHTY UKE DAY ADVENTURE Here’s a cool video by Ryan Rodriquez from last year’s Mighty Uke Day. You can have this much fun and more; come join us on May 5! http://youtu.be/3cXy-3H6fzY

MAIN STAGE SPONSORED BY MYA-MOE UKULELES Mya-Moe Ukule­les is the proud spon­sor of our main stage. Mya-Moe ukes are played by Lil’ Rev, Ger­ald Ross, Eddie Ved­der, Dave Matthews, James Hill, and many other stel­lar musi­cians. Check out all their offer­ings via the link below and a big thank you to Char and Gor­don from Mya-Moe! http://www.myamoeukuleles.com/ THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS! In addi­tion to Mya-Moe, we would also like to thank the fol­low­ing spon­sors for their sup­port of Mighty Uke Day (click on the logos to be taken to their web­sites):